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When Did Housing Become A Commodity? Let's Break It DownEver wonder how we went from thinking about homes as a place to live to treating them like assets or stocks to be bought, sold and traded for gain? The ShiftOnce, a house was a place where families put down roots and made memories. Now it's ...
02/02/2025
Today President Trump levied tariffs against Canada, China, and Mexico in the form of a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, and a 10% tariff on imported Chinese goodsThese tariffs, and the retaliatory actions from the affected countries, could have far-reaching consequences for homebuye...
02/02/2025
Informative content on Washington DC real estate is remarkably difficult to find. If you're looking for something other than cookie-cutter, cliché explainers and 'top 5 reasons for...' pages, or gimmicky YouTube videos, you'll be hard pressed to find it. Why? Because search engines and AI portals...
12/29/2024
Next week, the Fed will hold its final FOMC meeting to decide on policy for America's benchmark interest rate. The CME FedWatch tool puts the likelihood of a rate cut at 96.7% and most contributors are betting on a quarter-point reduction. But experts agree that future Fed policy is uncertain, as...
12/12/2024
2025 Existing Home Sales Expected to Stay Near Historic Lows Mortgage enterprise Fannie Mae has revised its 2025-2026 forecasts for mortgage interest rates and housing sales.   Housing Sales Projections Fannie Mae lowered its expectations for existing home sales to 4% for 2025, from its prior for...
11/24/2024
The BackstoryOn paper, it seemed an impossible deal to get done. But my seller, who had purchased just 3 years prior, at the top of the market for that home type and location, had just returned from an overseas assignment, and was moving to the west coast. He needed to sell to buy again. So, I ha...
11/22/2024
Updated February 10, 2025The Trump administration is on the attack against financial regulations, putting the CFPB, SEC, FDIC and Federal Reserve in his crosshairs.Trump's stated mission to drastically reduce the power of U.S. financial regulators would gift Wall Street with a 'deregulatory boost...
11/21/2024
In Washington DC, the real estate market has been considered a market of steel due to its government workforce and cachet as the nation's seat of power, but a second Trump administration may prove to be its Kryptonite.A second Trump presidency is an unwelcome disruption in the District, a city so...
11/11/2024
Fall Brings ConfusionDC Metro home buyers may be expecting interest rate reductions and new broker compensation mandates, but those aren't the only changes they'll encounter this fall.New rules for touring homes are also in effect, visiting open houses may feel different, and the options for mini...
08/25/2024
As the adjustment period to the new buyer broker compensation system begins, consumers and those in the real estate industry wonder how it will impact buyer agency.We predict that the role of buyer agents will gain importance as home buyers experience more complexity in determining value and nego...
07/29/2024
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